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Framework Deck

Framework Deck is an open-source, all-in-one desktop companion application for Framework laptops, developed by community member ToySnail (GitHub: enkode). It evolved from the earlier Input Architect project — a keyboard and macropad configurator — into a unified tool that combines keyboard customization with real-time hardware telemetry, fan control, power management, battery health monitoring, and LED matrix editing1.

Built with Tauri 2, the application uses a lightweight native window rather than Electron, resulting in an approximately 2 MB installer1.

Features​

Live Oscilloscope Dashboard​

Real-time multi-channel waveform display showing sensor data for APU, CPU-EC, DDR, EC, dGPU, GPU-AMB, GPU-VR, VRAM temperatures, and both fan RPM channels. The time window is configurable (1 m / 5 m / 10 m / 30 m) with hover-to-inspect exact values1.

Keyboard & Macropad Configurator​

Full VIA key remapping with support for 6 layers and over 100 QMK keycodes, including layer switching (MO/TG/TO). Per-key RGB lighting control is available when using the nucleardog firmware. Additional features include shift+click range select, Ctrl+click multi-select, key group presets (WASD, FPS, MOBA, etc.), config snapshots with export/import as JSON, multi-device switching, and auto-reconnect after sleep/wake1.

Fan Control​

Three modes are available: AUTO, MANUAL (with a duty % slider and live RPM readout), and CURVE. Separate profiles for AC and battery power1.

Power Management​

TDP slider from 5 W to 145 W in 5 W steps with live readout. Thermal limit control and AC/battery profile switching1.

Battery Health​

Displays state of charge with a segmented bar, battery health percentage (current max vs. design capacity), live voltage, current, remaining mAh, and cycle count. A charge limit control allows capping the battery at 80% or 95% to extend lifespan1.

LED Matrix Editor (Framework 16)​

Click or drag to paint individual LEDs on the 306-LED display panel. A live indicator shows the active LED count (X/306), and a module slot inventory shows what is physically installed in each slot (expansion cards, LED matrix, spacers)1.

Built-in pattern presets include CLEAR, FILL, CHECKER, BORDER, CROSS, and WAVE, plus six additional patterns added in v2.1.0 (DIAGONAL, STRIPES, VERTICAL STRIPES, DIAMOND, RAIN, and FW logo). Transform operations (flip horizontal/vertical, invert, shift left/right), full undo/redo with Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y (30-step history), and named custom-pattern save/load to localStorage with clipboard export/import (compact hex encoding) round out the editor2.

Graphics Module (Windows only)​

Added in v2.2.0, the Graphics module exposes cross-vendor (NVIDIA + AMD) GPU diagnostics and recovery tools2:

  • GPU Adapters panel — every display-class PnP device with status, problem code, driver INF/version, PCIe link state, and last-arrival timestamp
  • RECOVER (UAC) — one-click pnputil /remove-device + /scan-devices cycle via elevated PowerShell to recover adapters stuck in a Code 43 or similar error state
  • Diagnostics · DXGKRNL-ADMIN — surfaces Microsoft-Windows-DxgKrnl-Admin event-log entries (errors, warnings) so failures like StartAdapter_AddAdapterFailed are visible
  • Per-app GPU preferences — read/write HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX\UserGpuPreferences (AUTO / POWER SAVING / HIGH PERFORMANCE), with an auto-discover scan of common install roots for known games
  • Quick actions — deep-links to AMD Adrenalin (SmartAccess Graphics), NVIDIA Control Panel / NVIDIA App, and Windows graphics settings (the GUI-only paths that actually flip the Framework 16 MUX)
  • NVIDIA-SMI — raw output capture when the driver is healthy

All Graphics commands are config-gated to Windows; the non-Tauri runtime renders a graceful fallback on other platforms2.

System Information​

Displays CPU, GPU, mainboard, memory, OS, BIOS version, EC firmware build, power state capabilities, and current TDP1.

Settings & Accessibility​

Four color themes (REEL, PHOS, AMBR, FW), independent text size and UI zoom sliders, high contrast mode, reduced motion option, temperature unit switching (°C/°F), and configurable warning thresholds1.

Supported Hardware​

Telemetry​

DeviceSupported
Framework Laptop 12Yes (telemetry, power, battery, and Graphics via framework-control; input-module features N/A — no detachable input modules)2
Framework Laptop 13 (AMD)Yes
Framework Laptop 13 (Intel)Yes
Framework Laptop 16 (AMD Ryzen 7040)Yes
Framework Laptop 16 (Ryzen AI 300)Yes

Keyboard Configurator​

ModulePer-Key RGB
Framework 16 ANSI Keyboard (0x0012)With nucleardog firmware
Framework 16 RGB Macropad (0x0013)With nucleardog firmware

Download & Installation​

PlatformPackage
Windows 11/10.exe installer (NSIS) or .msi
Linux (any distro).AppImage — make executable and run
Debian / Ubuntu.deb
Fedora / RHEL.rpm

Downloads are available from the GitHub releases page1.

For telemetry features (oscilloscope, fan control, power management, battery health, system info), the framework-control service by ozturkkl is required. The keyboard configurator works standalone via WebHID with no backend needed1.

Roadmap​

FeatureStatus
LED Matrix animations / pattern editorDone (v2.1.0 overhaul)
Fan curve visual editorPlanned
Floating desktop widgetPlanned
System tray modePlanned
Alert thresholdsPlanned
CSV/JSON telemetry exportPlanned
Light mode themePlanned

Technical Details​

DetailValue
Latest releasev2.2.0 (May 12, 2026)2
Total releases4 (v2.0.0 → v2.2.0)
StackTauri 2, React, TypeScript
Installer size~2 MB
LicenseMIT
Linux Wayland workaround

Framework Deck auto-sets WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 at process start on Linux to work around a webkit2gtk-4.1 / Mesa EGL_BAD_PARAMETER failure reported on KDE Wayland (e.g., CachyOS). This is a no-op on X11 and can be overridden2.

Source Code​

Framework Deck is MIT licensed and open to issues, pull requests, and hardware testing reports1.

  • Input Architect — Predecessor app for keyboard & macropad configuration, merged into Framework Deck
  • fw-fanctrl — Fan control daemon for Framework laptops
  • YAFI — Cross-platform GTK4/Adwaita GUI for Framework EC
  • Framework Tool TUI — Terminal-based dashboard for Framework hardware
  • Framework Hub — C# control center for Framework laptops

It builds on several open-source projects:

Footnotes​

  1. Framework Deck — All-In-One Desktop Companion for Framework Laptops (Windows + Linux) — Framework Community (ToySnail, March 2026) ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13

  2. Framework Deck CHANGELOG — GitHub (enkode, March–May 2026) ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6